Pics: Corbeau GTS II seats, carpet, custom mats installed…opinions?
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Pics: Corbeau GTS II seats, carpet, custom mats installed…opinions? Well I’ve been wanting to redo my interior since I purchased my SS this passed Jan/06. I’ve never really cared for the stock pleather seats, plus the driver seat had some good wear on it. So I decided to install some Corbeau 100% real leather seats and change out the coffee or cola stained carpet while I was at it.
I don’t have a lot of time to get too detailed with my install (busy day at work) but I wanted to get some pictures up and see what everybody thought. I decided to go with the leather GTS II seats w/ the inflatable lumbar because I like their less aggressive racing style, plus they closely resembled my BMW 330ci seats in style and comfort (just need to add the seat heaters next). I decided to go with jet black carpet to match the seats and darken up my interior (stock color is Ebony Black). The install took a little longer then I planed mainly because the carpet wasn’t pre-trimmed (6-7hrs or so for everything + detailing). The install was fairly simple just a little tedious at times.
The seats do ride a bit higher then stock and take some getting use to but I’m thinking I like them better, defiantly makes it easier to get in/out of the car. The seat brackets were purchased from Corbeau, not the best design but they work for now. It appears that the brackets may catch on the seats a little if they are adjusted to far forward or back, and I’m not too comfortable with the adjusting lever either.
The carpet I chose to go with probably weighs less then half of the stock carpet, and from what I can tell so far still keeps out the same amount of heat and noise as the stock carpet did. If I were to do it again I would try to find pre-molded and trimmed carpet next time….Well, these pictures don’t do the interior justice…I think it looks much better in person but gives you a good idea. Now that she’s all put back together she looks and smells brand new and I love it. What do you think…thx
Project cost $ 1500 total
Corbeau GTS II with inflatable lumbar support
http://store.yahoo.com/soloracerdotc...thergtsii.html
Pre-molded Carpet (but not pre-trimmed)
http://www.stockinteriors.com/
Custom floor mats
http://www.usspeedonline.com/
PS: I have two front seats for sale….anyone…anyone….
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I don’t have a lot of time to get too detailed with my install (busy day at work) but I wanted to get some pictures up and see what everybody thought. I decided to go with the leather GTS II seats w/ the inflatable lumbar because I like their less aggressive racing style, plus they closely resembled my BMW 330ci seats in style and comfort (just need to add the seat heaters next). I decided to go with jet black carpet to match the seats and darken up my interior (stock color is Ebony Black). The install took a little longer then I planed mainly because the carpet wasn’t pre-trimmed (6-7hrs or so for everything + detailing). The install was fairly simple just a little tedious at times.
The seats do ride a bit higher then stock and take some getting use to but I’m thinking I like them better, defiantly makes it easier to get in/out of the car. The seat brackets were purchased from Corbeau, not the best design but they work for now. It appears that the brackets may catch on the seats a little if they are adjusted to far forward or back, and I’m not too comfortable with the adjusting lever either.
The carpet I chose to go with probably weighs less then half of the stock carpet, and from what I can tell so far still keeps out the same amount of heat and noise as the stock carpet did. If I were to do it again I would try to find pre-molded and trimmed carpet next time….Well, these pictures don’t do the interior justice…I think it looks much better in person but gives you a good idea. Now that she’s all put back together she looks and smells brand new and I love it. What do you think…thx
Project cost $ 1500 total
Corbeau GTS II with inflatable lumbar support
http://store.yahoo.com/soloracerdotc...thergtsii.html
Pre-molded Carpet (but not pre-trimmed)
http://www.stockinteriors.com/
Custom floor mats
http://www.usspeedonline.com/
PS: I have two front seats for sale….anyone…anyone….
Formally mikesws6
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Thanks guys for the positive responses…..they’re nice to hear after all the hard work.
Sgt. Puds: The seat belts were a concern before I started this project. I knew my new seats didn’t come with a bracket but I was prepared to have something fabricated if needed. Since the seat height ended up being higher then stock the belts don’t come across my face like I thought it would and I found that I can slip it between the seat and headrest without a problem, for now.
Anyone interested in my stock seats just let me know. They’re Onyx Black: The driver seat is pretty worn and has full power adjustments. The passenger seat looks and feels just fine. I have a whole list of items that I will be listing on ebay or this site soon (stock shifter, thermostat, headlights, side markers, SS rims, etc….)
Demonbird: I thought about having them embroidered with the “SS” logo but decided to pass on it. I didn’t want to limit myself if I decided to sale them one day. However, I will be adding seat heaters at the end of summer and changing out the head rest for a tilting set.
Thanks again guys!!
Mike~
Sgt. Puds: The seat belts were a concern before I started this project. I knew my new seats didn’t come with a bracket but I was prepared to have something fabricated if needed. Since the seat height ended up being higher then stock the belts don’t come across my face like I thought it would and I found that I can slip it between the seat and headrest without a problem, for now.
Anyone interested in my stock seats just let me know. They’re Onyx Black: The driver seat is pretty worn and has full power adjustments. The passenger seat looks and feels just fine. I have a whole list of items that I will be listing on ebay or this site soon (stock shifter, thermostat, headlights, side markers, SS rims, etc….)
Demonbird: I thought about having them embroidered with the “SS” logo but decided to pass on it. I didn’t want to limit myself if I decided to sale them one day. However, I will be adding seat heaters at the end of summer and changing out the head rest for a tilting set.
Thanks again guys!!
Mike~
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds
Hey man, I might be interested in the seats, but most of all, the carpet... Lets see the stock carpet as it sits now, and a price.
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Oops!! 
I knew I should have kept the carpet....I was gonna clean it up and sell it but didn’t think anyone would be interested 
….let me go check out back and see if its still there…….I’ll let you know.
Thanks again for the complements!!
I knew I should have kept the carpet....I was gonna clean it up and sell it but didn’t think anyone would be interested ….let me go check out back and see if its still there…….I’ll let you know.Thanks again for the complements!!
